January 2021

Call for Submissions – Vol. 5, No. 2 The New/Old: Stories of Slavery in Africa

The Republic·January 29, 2021

Deadline 05 March, 2021: The Republic is currently accepting submissions for May-July 2021, in which authors will critically discuss Modern Slavery in Africa. Read More...

December 20/January 21

‘People Die in Nigeria Because They Lack Political Representation’ Dafe Oputu's First Draft

Dafe Oputu·January 29, 2021

Author of ‘Zombiescapes’ and ‘For the People Without the People’, Dafe Oputu, believes the importance of political representation is understated. ‘It’s literally a matter of life and death—people die in Nigeria every day because of lack of political representation.’ Read More...

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On the National Red Line Negotiating Nigeria’s ‘Non-Negotiable’ Unity

Chukwudi Ukonne·January 27, 2021

The Aburi conference held in Ghana in January 1967 was one of the few times that Nigeria’s unity was ever truly ‘negotiated. Read more. Read More...

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For the Community, By the Community COVID-19, Design and Handwashing Infrastructure in Nigeria

Nifemi Marcus-Bello and Mambidzeni Madzivire·January 25, 2021

COVID-19 is the latest instance of a widespread disease outbreak that has exposed the inadequate investment in basic but potentially impactful public health infrastructure, across the world. Read more. Read More...

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‘Writers are Guardians of Truth.’ Tunrie Bisi-Afolabi’s First Draft.

Motunrola Bisi-Afolabi·January 22, 2021

Lawyer, editor at The Republic and author of ‘Fela’s Republic and the #EndSARS Protests’, Tunrie Bisi-Afolabi, believes we need writers now more than ever. ‘Writers are guardians of truth,’ she says, ‘and in this climate of erasure and obliteration by the powers that be, writers have never had a more important mandate.’ Read More...

December 20/January 21 First Draft Interviews

The Long Walk to Equality Historical Influences on Women in Igbo Society

Chinenye Anikwenze·January 20, 2021

Many Nigerians grow up without a true appreciation of the roles women played in traditional Igbo society. Was British colonialism responsible for women's roles changing and did it cause the Aba Women's War of 1929? Read more. Read More...

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Politics of Happiness Nollywood in Nigeria’s Crisis of Happiness

Boluwatife Akinro·January 18, 2021

The culture of happiness is the most powerful and pervasive agent in Nigeria today, and Nollywood is one of its biggest curators. Read more. Read More...

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